WO2002072254A2 - Reactor apparatus and mixing inlet and methods - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to reactor apparatus and a method for reacting fluids, and a mixing inlet and a method incorporating the use of such a mixing inlet.
- reaction-specific equipment which is inflexible and expensive to modify.
- One particular type of chemical reactor in which two fluids are reacted by mixing and heating and/or cooling by heat exchange is known.
- Such reactors normally consist of an outer shell having an inlet and an outlet for heat exchange medium, and disposed within the shell, a reaction chamber such as a sinuous pipe through which reactants pass into and out of the shell. The interiors of the shell and of the reaction chamber remain separate.
- reactants are passed into the reaction chamber and the heating or cooling medium is passed into the shell as appropriate.
- a particular problem with such devices is that the range of operating conditions and residence times is limited. Therefore, the specific set-up can accommodate only a narrow range of chemical reactions or chemical process conditions.
- industries, such as the chemical and pharmaceutical industries for a device and method for adding fluids to apparatus, in which the fluids are mixed as they are added, to achieve a chemical reaction or initial mixing prior to further processing downstream.
- static mixing devices which can generally be described as conduits including in the flow path elements to cause turbulence in the fluid, are well known. For the most part attempts to improve these devices have centred on varying the configuration and disposition of the mixing elements within the conduit.
- fluids to be mixed are fed into the mixer separately, there being a bulk flow feed for the main constituent, and an additive feed.
- the additive feed is usually via a T-piece into the bulk feed upstream from the mixing elements, or into the mixing elements from the side.
- a flexible reactor would have the ability to mix a range of different flow ratios - from 50:50 right down to 3000:1 or higher.
- One criterion for design is that the velocity of the additive stream must be equal to, or greater to a small extent, than the bulk flow. This will ensure good mixing of the additive in the feed pipe region and ensure that there is no back mixing into the feed pipe, which could affect the reaction.
- the nozzle size of the feed pipe would have to be changed for each scenario, with smaller nozzles increasing the velocity of the additive for a given flow rate.
- reactor apparatus comprising an assembly of a plurality of separate conduits, the separate conduits being connectible to define one or more flow paths through the reactor, the length of the or each flow path being variable by adjusting the number of conduits connected such that the residence time of reactants flowing in the or each flow path can be varied.
- the conduits may be connectible in fluid communication via connectors.
- the connectors may comprise U-bends, substantially solid bodies including flow paths, and flexible hoses, or any combination thereof.
- One or more connector may have a flow path with a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the flow path in the conduits.
- conduits may include static mixer means therein.
- the assembly of conduits may be disposed within a vessel adapted for heat exchange between the conduits and a medium in the vessel.
- the apparatus includes means disposed within the vessel to create turbulence in the medium flowing therein.
- the turbulence creating means may comprise one or more baffle, or static mixer element.
- a static mixer element is understood to be a means to create appropriate levels of turbulence and/or mixing in the flowing medium.
- the or each flow path in the apparatus may include one or more inlet comprising a tube dimensioned to fit within a conduit, there being static mixer means between the tube and conduit.
- the static mixer means may be provided on the outer surface of the tube, or on the inner surface of the conduit. It is preferred that the or each inlet is demountable.
- the static mixer means may comprise for example strakes, baffles or other elements to induce the desired conditions.
- a method of facilitating a reaction process comprising the step of providing the configuration of the connections of conduits and connectors within an apparatus as defined hereinabove according to the process requirements to provide a desired number of flow paths, and a desired residence time and level of mixing and heat transfer in each flow path.
- the method may include the step of configuring the apparatus.
- a kit of parts for providing reactor apparatus comprising a plurality of conduits and assembly means therefor, and connector means for connecting the conduits to define one or more flow paths through the reactor, the length of the or each flow path being variable by adjusting the number of conduits connected such that the residence time of reactants flowing in the or each flow path can be varied.
- a mixing inlet for mixing fluids comprising a conduit adapted to be inserted into a fluid flow device and means disposed about the outer surface of the conduit to create turbulence in fluid flowing in the device, there being at least one aperture in the conduit for addition of an additive to the flow, the turbulence causing mixing of the additive into the fluid flow.
- the turbulence creating means comprises static mixer means.
- the static mixer means may be a feature of the surface of the conduit, or may be provided separately therefrom, for example as elements of the internal surface of a sleeve for insertion into the device to surround the conduit.
- the static mixer means may be a feature of the flow device itself.
- Each aperture may be disposed at or adjacent points of high bulk fluid velocity between the conduit and the device. In one embodiment of the invention there may be apertures of different diameters.
- a method of mixing a bulk flow fluid and a fluid additive comprising providing a mixer inlet as defined above, feeding the bulk flow fluid to the device, and feeding the additive to the conduit.
- the additive and/or the bulk fluid may be fed in under raised pressure.
- Figure 1 is a schematic transverse sectional view through reactor apparatus according to the invention
- Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view through the apparatus of Figure 1 in a first configuration
- Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view through the apparatus of Figure 1 in a second configuration
- Figure 4 is an enlarged schematic view of a part of the apparatus of Figure 1;
- Figure 5 is a view of a static mixing element suitable for use in reactor apparatus according to the invention.
- Figure 6 is an enlarged view of a conduit in the apparatus of Figure 1 with the embodiment of inlet mixer feed arrangement;
- Figure 7 is an enlarged schematic view of the inlet of the apparatus of Figure 1.
- Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view of an alternative form of connector for use with the apparatus of Figure 1;
- Figure 9 is a plan view showing a part of an alternative reactor apparatus according to the invention.
- Figure 10 is an end view of the apparatus of Figure 9;
- Figure 11 is a side view showing a part of the apparatus of Figure 9;
- Figure 12 is a transverse sectional view of the part of the apparatus of Figure 9 shown in Figure 1-1;
- Figure 13 is a part transverse sectional view of an inlet for use with the apparatus of Figure 9;
- Figure 14 is a schematic view of a part of reactor apparatus according to the invention.
- Figures 14a to 14c are part views of a further embodiment of apparatus according to the invention.
- Figures 15a to 15c are views of a further reactor according to the invention.
- Figure 16 is a perspective view of a further reactor according to the invention.
- Figure 17 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a further reactor according to the invention.
- Figure 18 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a further reactor according to the invention.
- Figure 19 is an enlarged, transverse sectional view of a part of Figure 18;
- Figure 20 is a perspective view of a further reactor according to the invention.
- Figure 21 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of mixing apparatus according to the invention.
- Figure 22 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of mixing apparatus according to the invention.
- Figure 23 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the mixer of Figure 22 in the reactor of Figure 8;
- Figure 24 is an end view of a further embodiment of mixing apparatus according to the invention.
- Figure 25 is a transverse sectional view of a still further embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 26 is an enlarged view of a part of Figure 25;
- Figure 27 is a part, transverse sectional view of a still further embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 28 is a part perspective view of apparatus according to a still further embodiment of the apparatus.
- Figure 29 is a transverse sectional view of the embodiment shown in Figure 28;
- Figure 30 is a transverse sectional view of a yet further embodiment of mixer of the invention.
- Figure 31 is a transverse sectional view of a yet further embodiment of mixer according to the invention.
- Figure 32 is an enlarged view of part F of Figure 31.
- FIG. 1 of the drawings there is illustrated a first embodiment of reactor apparatus 1, comprising an assembly of a plurality of separate conduits 2 disposed within a vessel 3 for heat exchange between the conduits 2 and a medium (not shown) in the vessel 3, the separate conduits 2 being connectible to define one or more flow paths through the reactor 1, the length of the or each flow path being variable by adjusting the number of conduits connected such that the residence time of reactants flowing in the or each flow path can be varied.
- the vessel 3 comprises a generally cylindrical shell 4 having closed ends 5,6. Each end 5,6 may be removed from the shell 4 by means of a screw thread and seal arrangement (not shown) although any method of removable attachment, and which achieves a fluid tight seal if required, could be used. Between each end 5,6 and the shell 4 plates 7 are provided.
- the shell 4 includes an inlet 8 and an outlet 9. .
- a plurality of conduits 2 is disposed within the shell 4 the conduits being separate and extending the entire length of the shell 4. At each end, each conduit 2 is held in place in an aperture in a plate 7, the ends of each conduit 2 protruding a small distance through the plates 7. Adjacent conduits are connected in fluid communication by connectors 10, which in this embodiment are U-shaped tubes dimensioned and equipped to fit onto the conduit ends to provide a fluid tight connection as illustrated in Figure 4. It will be noted that in this embodiment the cross-sectional area of the flow path in the connectors is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the flow path in the conduits 2.
- the conduits 2 are filled with static mixer elements 11 to aid mixing.
- the number and type of static mixer elements 11 required are determined as part of the design procedures when configuring the unit for a particular reaction scheme.
- Helical mixer elements are illustrated here.
- Baffles 12 are provided within the vessel 3 to increase turbulence of a fluid medium in the vessel 3 and improve the heat transfer.
- the conduits 2 are joined by demountable and reconfigurable connectors 10 that contain a U-bend. These connectors 10 allow the conduits 2 to be configured in a number of ways providing variable flow patterns through the apparatus 1. For example, for fast reactions that require only a short residence time, the flow would only pass through one or two conduits 2.
- the flow can be made to pass through most or all of the conduits 2 in the apparatus 1.
- Examples of configurations are shown in Figures 2 and 3. Referring to Figure 2, bulk flow enters at arrow A and exits at arrow B. A plus sign indicates flow into the plane of the page and a minus sign indicates flow out of the plane of the page. A solid line indicates that the connector is at the near end and a broken line indicates that the connector is at the far end. As will be appreciated, in this configuration all of the conduits 2 are utilised.
- FIG. 3 which employs the same notation scheme as Figure 2, bulk flow enters at arrows C and exits at arrows D, and thus this Figure illustrates a connector pattern for parallel processing.
- the apparatus 1 is provided with an inlet 12 to the flow path formed by the conduits 2 and connectors 10.
- the inlet 12 comprises a tube 14 dimensioned to fit within conduit 2 substantially coaxially therewith, there being static mixer elements 11 disposed in the annulus between the tube 14 and the conduit and an outlet or outlets 13 adjacent the tube 14 end.
- this inlet 12 enables a bulk flow fluid and an additive to be fed into the apparatus, and Figure 7 illustrates how this is achieved.
- bulk flow fluid is fed into the annulus between the tube 14 and conduit 2 with additive fluid being fed in via the bore of the tube 14.
- the static mixer elements 11 located in the annulus generate turbulence in the bulk fluid flow.
- the number of static mixer elements 11 in the annulus can be varied to ensure that turbulence is fully generated.
- Any number of outlets 13 can be made in the tube 14 for the additive feed to enter the bulk flow. The number, size and location of these feed outlets depends upon the flow rate and ratios of the particular system.
- the outlets will be located to discharge the addition feed into conduit 2 at the points where the best mixing is occurring. Points of high bulk fluid velocity, will occur in certain locations around the annulus static mixer elements 11 and will be suitable points for addition.
- connector 10 takes the form of a solid block of, for example, stainless steel or other suitable material which is machined to provide axial flow paths 15 and transverse flow path 16 through the block.
- the block is attached to the ends of two conduits 2 to provide fluid communication therebetween, with plugs 17 fitted to close off apertures which are not in use.
- reactor apparatus 1 comprising an assembly of a plurality of separate conduits 2, the separate conduits 2 being connectible to define one or more flow path through the reactor 1, the length of the or each flow path being variable by adjusting the number of conduits 2 connected such that the residence time of reactants flowing in the or each flow path can be varied.
- the assembly comprises (from the top down as viewed in Figure 10) a three, four, three arrangement of parallel conduits 2 removeably mounted at both ends in plates 7 via couplings 20 which are adapted to receive suitably configured U-bends, or solid block connectors 10.
- inlet 12 there is illustrated another form of inlet 12 and connector 10.
- the connector takes the form of a pipe 21 connected to the leg of a T-piece 22 which has fittings 23 at the end of each arm of the "T".
- the fittings 23 enable the T-piece to be connected to fitting 20 of the apparatus 1 and to inlet 12.
- Inlet 12 in this embodiment comprises tube 14 and head 19.
- FIG 14 there is illustrated a schematic of part of a reactor apparatus 1 according to the invention which demonstrates the possibility for putting A monitoring, B control, C sampling/online analysis, D extra heat exchange and E separation devices into the connectors 10.
- Figures 14a to 14c show a particular example of this, and illustrate the incorporation of a flow cell X for an infra-red monitoring probe.
- One of the U-bend connections 10 has been replaced by pipes which pass the flow through the flow cell for the probe.
- reactors according to the invention may be provided with removable connectors 10 at one, or both ends of the reactor 1.
- Figures 15a to 15c and 16 illustrate a double ended design in which connectors 10 at both ends are removable/configurable.
- conduits 2 pass through the end plates 7 into the vessel for heat exchange 3 through a sealing arrangement (for example a gland incorporating two O rings).
- the connectors and U-bends are outside the heat exchange vessel.
- a cone and circlip joint can be used, which can be readily removed enabling the conduit 2 to be removed from the vessel (as it has no protrusions outside its diameter).
- the benefits of this design are: - It is highly flexible, with connectors at both ends of the heat exchange vessel allowing a very large range of configurations:
- conduits can be readily removed, allowing easy replacement if alternative conduits are required (e.g. incorporating other mixing elements, alternative materials of construction, replacement if elements become blocked or corroded)
- the sealing arrangement allows for differential thermal expansion between the shell and the conduits.
- FIGS 17, 18 and 19 illustrate a single ended design.
- removable connectors 10 are only included at one end, with connectors at the other end welded or otherwise permanently secured to form a 'hairpin' configuration.
- the conduits 2 and baffles are secured to one end plate 7, with the whole bundle (conduits and baffles) being removable from the heat exchange vessel/shell.
- the permanently secured connectors are within the heat exchange vessel/shell, but the removable connectors are outside.
- conduits 2 Two methods for securing the conduits 2 into the end plate 7 are possible.
- the conduits pass through the end plate 7 and are secured by welding or other means of fixing.
- conduits 2 can only be replaced by cutting and drilling out one or more 'hairpins'.
- standard compression fittings e.g. 'Swagelok'
- the conduits are secured to the end plate 7 via a bespoke 'double cone' system ( Figure 18, with connectors attached using the 'cone and circlip' joint described above. This allows pairs . of conduits to be readily replaced (as hairpins), but has the drawbacks of complexity and the presence of a cone seal between process fluid and heat transfer fluid.
- the design has the following benefits:
- - one set of connectors are within the heat transfer fluid, increasing heat transfer performance; - (welded conduit design only) no potential direct leakage paths through seals/connectors between the process and heat transfer fluids.
- Flexibility in this design can be enhanced by including a multiplicity of conduits 2 in the apparatus with different mixing elements within them (e.g. some fully filled with mixers (possibly of different designs), some partially filled and some empty). These different elements can then be configured to provide the required heat transfer, mixing profile and residence time.
- Figure 20 illustrates a further embodiment of reactor according to the invention in which dummy tubes 2a have been inserted between the conduits 2 in conjunction with baffles 2b in order to still further enhance heat exchange.
- a mixing inlet 100 for mixing fluids comprising a conduit 200 adapted to be inserted into a fluid flow device 300 and means 400 disposed about the outer surface 700 of the conduit 200 to create turbulence in fluid flowing in the device 300, there being at least one aperture 600 in the conduit 200 for addition of an additive, the turbulence causing mixing of the additive into the fluid flow.
- a mixing inlet 100 can be used with reactor apparatus as described above.
- Static mixer means 400 is provided in the form of helical-type mixer elements. These are disposed in the annulus 500 between the conduit 200 and flow device 300 and can conveniently be fixed to the outer surface 700 of the conduit 200.
- the inlet 100 is part of a fluid flow device 300 which includes static mixer elements 400 downstream from conduit 200.
- the main or bulk flow fluid is fed into the annulus 500 between the conduit 200 and flow device 300 by any suitable means, with additive fluid being fed in via the bore of the conduit 200.
- the static mixer elements 400 located in the annulus 500 generate turbulence in the bulk fluid flow and the number of static mixer elements 400 in the annulus can be varied according to the characteristics of the fluid to ensure that turbulence is fully generated.
- the apertures 600 or feed holes feed the additive into the bulk flow, and the number, size and location of these feed holes depends upon the flow rate and ratios of the particular system.
- the holes will be located to discharge the addition feed into the flow device 300 at the points where the best mixing is occurring. Points of high bulk fluid velocity, will occur in certain locations around the annulus static mixer elements and are suitable points for addition.
- the velocity and level of turbulence will be increased compared to the same flow through the full cross-section of a same diameter static mixer. Adjusting the relative diameters of the conduit 200 and device 300 for different additive ratios will allow the turbulence to be balanced up and downstream of the addition point near and at the end of the conduit 200.
- FIG. 23 another form of inlet 100 is illustrated which comprises conduit 200 dimensioned to fit within the reactor apparatus illustrated in Figure 8, in this case substantially coaxially therewith, there being static mixer elements 400 in the form of tabs on the outer surface 700 of the conduit 200.
- the conduit 200 At its upstream (in use) end the conduit 200 has a head 210 dimensioned to fit via a screw-thread and seal arrangement into the reactor.
- an alternative embodiment of the invention is illustrated having static mixer elements 400 both on the outside of the conduit 200 and on the inside of flow device 300 which here is a bulk tube.
- the static mixer elements 4 act together to provide turbulence of a different flow pattern to that which would be achieved through having static mixer elements either on just the outside of the conduit 200, or just the inside of the flow device 300.
- the feed aperture 600 would be appropriately placed to ensure the feed is added into regions of high turbulence generated by the elements 400.
- Feed stream A flows down the inside of the feed pipe 1000, which is sited coaxially inside feed pipe 2000.
- Feed stream B flows down the annulus outside feed pipe 1000, and turbulence is generated by the static mixer elements in the annulus.
- the addition of feed stream A to feed stream B is through the feed apertures as previously described.
- Static mixer elements are then provided across the full diameter of feed pipe 2000 after feed pipe 1000 has ended. These mixer elements continue for a specified length until full mixing has been achieved.
- Feed pipe 2000 is situated inside the device 300, with bulk flow C in the annulus between the device 3 and feed pipe 20. Addition of the mixture of A and B takes place through feed apertures into the bulk flow C in the same manner as described above.
- FIG 26 shows an example of how the feed pipes and the flow device would be . connected.
- Feed pipe 110 enters feed pipe .210 coaxially through a fluid seal joint that can be detached.
- Feed pipe 210 containing feed pipe 110 then enters the device in the same manner.
- Feed A flows down the centre of feed pipe 110.
- Feed B enters feed pipe 210 immediately after the fluid seal joint and static mixer elements are used to ensure it is fully distributed over the exterior of feed pipe 110.
- Bulk flow C enters the device immediately after the fluid seal joint with feed pipe 210 and static mixer elements are used to ensure it is fully distributed over the exterior of feed pipe 210.
- Figure 27 shows a profiled conduit 200 where the end of the feed pipe tapers to a point.
- a feed aperture can be included at the very point in addition to those on the walls of the conduit.
- the profile on the feed pipe will benefit the overall mixing and flow patterns by ensuring that there is no dead spot immediately at the end of the conduit where mixing could otherwise be limited, especially with larger diameter conduits 200.
- apertures 600 can be varied by the use of for example a sleeve inside conduit 200 with apertures that can be brought into register with apertures 600 of the conduit.
- This arrangement of the mixer inlet to meet the above requirements consists of apertures for the feed additive being incorporated within the static mixer elements.
- the static mixer element 400 consists of a blade attached to the conduit 200 where the conduit 200 substantially runs coaxially with the bulk flow. Additive flows down the centre of the conduit 200. Specific static mixer elements 400 have passageways 510, 520 incorporated within them enabling additive to flow through the static mixer element 400 and exit through apertures 600 into the bulk flow.
- the passageways 510, 520 could be constructed by manufactiiring the mixer element 400 in two halves with half of the passageway etched onto each surface. The elements 4 could then be fixed together, e.g. by diffusion bonding, to create the full, open passageway.
- Figures 28 and 29 show a main passageway 510 running the full height of the static mixer element 400 in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the bulk flow in the device. From this main passageway, any number of sub-passageways 520 can then be taken off in a direction generally parallel to the bulk flow.
- the additive is then distributed through apertures 600 at the trailing edge of the static mixer element 400. The location of the apertures 600 will depend upon the particular system being operated. The invention will allow the apertures to be located at any point on the surface of the static mixer elements.
- the particular benefit of this arrangement is that additive is added to the bulk flow at the points of high turbulence and can be added across the full radius of the bulk pipe.
- the large number of feed apertures 600 also reduces the mixing time scales by reducing the quantity of feed present in a particular location.
- FIG. 30 a further alternative configuration is shown, wherein the end of conduit 200 is formed to provide a plurality of separate passages 530 leading from the bore of the conduit 200 to apertures 600.
- inlet according to the invention. It comprises an additive flow inlet conduit (marked A), which is inserted into the mixing conduit (B), up to the start of the mixing element (c).
- the inlet is sealed at the end (D) with one or more outlet holes for the secondary flow (E), which may be in the pipe or the sealed end.
- the number, size and orientation of the holes will be designed according to the ratio of flows between bulk and additive.
- Bulk flow enters at right angles to the additive flow in a T-piece (F - bulk flow entry is out of paper, so not shown in the Figure), then travels along the annulus between the additive flow conduit and the mixing conduit (G - shown black in the figure - not to scale).
- Bulk flow inlet can either be from the bulk feed to the reactor (for initial injection) or from the outlet of one of the other conduits (for intermediate feeding).
- Apparatus as described herein provides the benefit that a higher degree of turbulence for a given flow rate can be achieved than in a full width static mixer of the same outer diameter. Furthermore, addition can be made directly into regions of high turbulence and addition is in-line, without the need for perpendicular T-junctions. This allows addition to downstream apparatus where space is limited, such as delivery to a flow device or devices in the centre of a bundle. A range of flow addition ratios can be achieved through the use of different numbers of differently sized and located holes 6.
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